And writing! Teri's recipes are both useful and funny, filled with playful, vivid details. To her, yuzu "tastes like the sourest Sour Patch Kid you ever met without that much-needed sugar coating" and fresh pitted cherries, left whole, are "like little slumpy Pac-Mans." For more, see Teri's profile page and fan her here and follow her travels on Twitter.

Read her profile Q&A below:

What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?tuna casserole out of the box

What do you cook when home alone?Homemade onigiri, salads, scrambled eggs, fresh tofu with bonito and ponzu

Your most treasured kitchen possession:cast iron skillet

Your ideal meal:Anything at Cochon or the Spotted Pig, especialy if it involves cheeks and french fries.

Something you'd like a chance to eat or cook:I'd like to learn how to make cheese souffle, but I'm afraid I need a thousand-dollar copper drum to do it. Also, I make terrible pizza sauce. At my house, the pizza is always white.

The number of bottles of wine you own:At the moment, three. It's only 7 a.m. here. That could change before the day ends.

The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:2 to 30.

Kitchen pet peeve:Dirty stove top and dirty floor. Weak coffee.

Your favorite cookbook:Cook and the Gardner; Square Table; Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home; Better Homes New Cook Book